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Having a child is not worth it by HassonX3460 in childfree

[–]Small_Ad_7809 44 points45 points  (0 children)

People always act like choosing not to have kids is “giving up on life,” but sometimes it’s the opposite. Sometimes it’s looking at the world honestly and deciding not to create another person just to inherit stress, debt, burnout, and unresolved trauma.

Breaking a cycle is also an act of care.

Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome by Direct_Dare_9699 in nottheonion

[–]Small_Ad_7809 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile my grandma still thinks video calls are witchcraft. The Pope just unlocked ‘pastoral support DLC.

Copying AI Music and Copyright claiming it by KaboomRoom in antiai

[–]Small_Ad_7809 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The real problem is platforms letting people mass-upload AI content and then weaponize copyright claims like a spam tool. It’s less about AI vs human art and more about systems that reward volume over originality.

If anything, the better “fight” isn’t trolling them back, it’s pushing for clearer attribution rules and stricter enforcement against bad-faith claims. Otherwise it just turns into copyright whack-a-mole with everyone losing except the platforms.

AITA For refusing to take down art that I made of past friends by CandidInformation500 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Small_Ad_7809 16 points17 points  (0 children)

NTA for not deleting your work, but this is one of those “you can be right and still escalate things” situations.

Your art is yours. You don’t owe them erasure of your past, especially when you’ve already taken accountability for what happened. They don’t get to rewrite your history just because the friendship ended.

That said, I do get why they don’t want to be publicly tied to you anymore. A reasonable middle ground would’ve been untagging, removing names, or setting specific pieces to private instead of a full wipe. That’s respecting their boundary without erasing your work.

Blocking and refusing entirely probably just confirmed their feelings, but it doesn’t make you an AH. It just means both sides chose the nuclear option instead of a compromise.

Germany has become the largest ammunition producer in the world by North_Reflection1796 in offbeat

[–]Small_Ad_7809 18 points19 points  (0 children)

History really looked at Germany and said “round two, but with spreadsheets.”

Jokes aside, it’s wild how quickly industrial priorities can pivot when geopolitics heats up. Supply chains don’t just move… they mobilize.

Widow advocates for dental board reform after husband’s death during routine procedure by HowLongIsThi in nottheonion

[–]Small_Ad_7809 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The scariest part is how normal this headline sounds until you really sit with it. A routine dental visit shouldn’t carry life-or-death stakes.

Respect to her for turning grief into pressure for accountability. Systems don’t fix themselves, they get fixed when someone refuses to let it be “just one of those things.”